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Flash Flood — Riverside, California
February 14, 2019 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$10.0M
Area
Riverside
Event narrative (NOAA)
Rainfall of 4 to 8 inches of occurred in less than 24 hours (heaviest during the morning and early afternoon hours on February 14). Debris flows and heavy runoff into the San Jacinto creek caused widespread damage to state highway 74 including complete wash outs at Strawberry Creek below the Cranston Burn Scar. Caltrans continues to complete repairs with only escorted vehicles allowed as of late April 2019.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.